Data Analysis The Use of Picture Books in Teaching Literacy to Young Learners.

3.5 Data Analysis

After the data were collected, they were examined to reveal the answer of the research questions. In addition, the data were categorized and analyzed based on the aspects of literacy as theoretical background of the study which have been mentioned in Chapter II.

3.5.1 Analysis of the Observation Data

Observation in this study was aimed at understanding the context of the program, to see things that might unconsciously disappear, to move beyond perception-based data, and to access personal knowledge Cohen, 2005: 305. The first was to see what happened in the field. Then, the data were interpreted into some categories which used the theory of literacy aspects from Frey Fisher 2007 and NSW Department of Education and Training Learning Development 2009. The researcher took part as the participant observer. Each study took 60 minutes per meeting. During the observation, the researcher focused on the literacy aspects include reading; fluency and comprehension,vocabulary knowledge, phonemic awareness, concept of print, and aspects of writing which adapted from Frey Fisher 2007 and NSW Department of Education and Training Learning Development 2009. Moreover, the data from observation showed that the students’ literacy skills gradually increasing, however, there were some aspects which did not develop well. For instance, the students were good at reading especially in comprehending the text through pictures. On the contrary, the students were not good at writing skills: spelling, grammar, sentence structure and punctuation. For more detail information of the data of the observation will be discussed in the following chapter.

3.5.2 Analysis of Written Document

Written document s in this study were reading tasks and students’ texts which involved writing sentences and one paragraph. The data were analyzed based on the writing aspects which have been mentioned in chapter II; accurate spelling, punctuation, sentence structure and grammar.

3.5.3 Analysis of the Interview Data

The interview wasadministered to gain more information from the students about the use of picture books in teaching literacy and the students’ responses to picture books. In general, data from interview aim to support data from observation and written documents. The interview wasrecorded by using a tape recorder. Moreover, to analyze the data, the researcher used some steps such as transcribing, interpreting, and linking to the related theories. First, the data from interview were transcribed, and then interpreted them into the major concern of the research questions: to what extent of the use of picture books i n teaching literacy and students’ responses to picture books. Finally, the data were linked to the related theories which are presented in Chapter IV.

3.6 Concluding Remarks